The minister of the interior, Milan Chovanec, says a shooting incident on
Tuesday has raised questions about whether too many people in the Czech
Republic possess guns. A 63-year-old man who held licenses for two weapons
shot eight people dead at a pub in the town of Uherský brod before taking
his own life. Mr. Chovanec told the Prima TV station that Czechs would have
to consider whether they wanted so many gun license holders in their
society. According to the most recent statistics, from 2013, there are
around 750,000 legally held hand guns in the Czech Republic.